UNDP Urges Investment in Early Recovery to Break Crisis Cycle
July 01, 2025
July 01, 2025
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Marcos Neto, UN assistant secretary-general and director of UNDP's Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, delivered a statement at the 4th Financing for Development side event in New York, advocating for greater investment in early recovery and resilience building to address ongoing poly-crises. Neto highlighted the "missing middle" in development financing, where crucial early recovery efforts remain chronically underfunded despite dire humanitarian needs, . . .